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				<title>The rise of venture capital secondaries</title>
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				<dc:creator>Jim Pulcrano</dc:creator>
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				<title>What every start-up can learn from Frank Gehry, the extreme experimenter</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2021 07:00:19 +0000</pubDate>
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				<description><![CDATA[Too much focus on validation can stifle flexibility and open-mindedness – qualities essential for innovation. The world-renowned architect, now in his nineties, is a case study in how to do things differently....]]></description>
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				<title>Nesta’s Lisa Barclay seeks returns on impact investing </title>
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				<title>Demystifying venture capital firms: Extraordinary or regular?  </title>
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				<dc:creator>Carlos Cordon, Benoit F. Leleux, Marc Chauvet</dc:creator>
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				<title>Adventures in VC: how startups can lure a lead investor</title>
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				<dc:creator>Jim Pulcrano, Jung Eung Park</dc:creator>
				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Apr 2025 07:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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